Hen Ezra ( he, חן עזרא, born 19 January 1989) is an Israeli

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as an

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for

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

Career

Ezra played in the youth teams of

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

and Beitar Tubruk. In 2007, he moved to

, and the following season was loaned to Hapoel Kfar Saba to gain experience in that season he finished with 4 goals and 3 assists in summer 2009 he returned to Maccabi Netanya.

Breakthrough season: 2011–12

In summer 2011 Ezra was closed in

Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

, but eventually stayed in Netanya. under the guidance of

Reuven Atar Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...

Ezra excelled in all games playing in the left winger position He scored his first goal of the new season in a 6–2 win against Hapoel Rishon LeZion in which he added another goal and had a terrific match Ezra then continued his fine season by scoring another 10 goals and assists 3 Ezra was heavily praised by the Israeli media this season.

Maccabi Haifa

In June 2012 he moved to

for a fee of $1,000,000 and a four years contract worth approximately $700,000 In 2012/2013 season he played for Maccabi Haifa Ezra excelled under the guidance of coach

Arik Benado Ariel "Arik" Benado ( he, אריאל "אריק" בנאדו ; born 5 December 1973) is an Israeli football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. Playing career Benado was a second generation player at Maccabi Haifa; his fathe ...

(that replaced Reuven Atar) finishing the season with 9 goals and 14 assists and was selected "Team of the season" of Ma'ariv.

International

He has played for the Israel national side at U17, U18, U19, and senior level, and was a part of the U21 squad (although he never won a cap). On September 7, 2012 Ezra made his debut on the national team, when he played in the game against

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in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On June 2, 2013 he scored his debut goal, in a friendly match against

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Club career statistics

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Honours

Club

;

Israeli Premier League The Israeli Premier League ( he, ליגת העל, ''Ligat Ha`Al'', ), is a professional association football league which operates as the highest division of the Israeli Football League – the state's league of Israel. The league is contested b ...

''Runner-up (1)'':

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Israel State Cup The Israel State Cup ( he, גביע המדינה, ''Gvia HaMedina''), is a knockout cup competition in Israeli football, run by the Israel Football Association (IFA). The State Cup was first held in 1928 as the People's Cup. Because it involve ...

(1): 2015–16

Individual

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Most assists (13)

International goals

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References

1989 births Living people Israeli footballers Beitar Nes Tubruk F.C. players Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. players Maccabi Haifa F.C. players Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. players AC Omonia players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Cypriot First Division players Israeli people of Iraqi-Jewish descent Footballers from Beersheba Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Israeli expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Association football midfielders Israel international footballers {{Israel-footy-bio-stub